Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 235,997 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia stood at 235,997 children.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia peaked at 680,555 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43,240 children, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201,429 children | 43,240 children | 419,940 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 615,758 children | 474,187 children | 680,555 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 451,457 children | 320,260 children | 624,398 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,903 children | 235,997 children | 303,297 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia was 235,997 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 680,555 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,240 children in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.